2009 Northeast-10 Baseball Championship

Wednesday, May 6
First Round – Single Elimination
Game 1: #6 UMass Lowell 3, #3 So. Connecticut 2
Game 2: #5 New Haven 4, #4 Bentley 0

Friday, May 8
Double Elimination for Remainder of Championship
Host: Franklin Pierce
Game 3: #5 New Haven 5, #1 Franklin Pierce 4
Game 4: #2 Assumption 5, #6 UMass Lowell 2

Saturday, May 9
Game 5: #1 Franklin Pierce 12, #6 UMass Lowell 3
Game 6: #2 Assumption 4, #5 New Haven 2
Game 7: #1 Franklin Pierce 11, #5 New Haven 3

Sunday, May 10
Game 8: #1 Franklin Pierce 25, #2 Assumption 6
Game 9: #1 Franklin Pierce 6, #2 Assumption 1

 


 

Franklin Pierce Claims Top Seed in Upcoming Baseball Championship


South Easton, Mass. – Franklin Pierce University claimed the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Baseball Championship after winning its third NE-10 Regular Season Title in four years.

Franklin Pierce finished conference play with a 24-6 record to receive the top seed and will serve as championship host for the double elimination portion of the championship. Assumption College (30-17-1, 20-9-1 NE-10) earned the second seed in the championship after finishing NE-10 play with a 20-9-1 record. Both Franklin Pierce and Assumption will receive first round byes and will automatically advance to the next round.

Southern Connecticut State University (25-19, 20-10 NE-10) earned the third seed in the championship, followed by Bentley University (28-21, 19-11 NE-10) as the fourth seed. The University of New Haven (20-19, 16-14 NE-10) is fifth, while the University of Massachusetts Lowell (24-19, 15-15 NE-10) round out the championship field as the sixth seed.

First-Round games begin Wednesday, May 6 and include #6 UMass Lowell at #3 Southern Connecticut, while #5 New Haven will travel to #4 Bentley. Both first-round contests are set for 3 p.m.

The championship continues on Friday, May 8 at Franklin Pierce with the winner of New Haven/Bentley facing #1 Franklin Pierce at 4 p.m., while the winner of UMass Lowell/Southern Connecticut will face #2 Assumption at 7 p.m.

Day two action of the double-elimination portion of the championship consists of three games on Saturday, May 9, beginning at 11 a.m., followed by a 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. contest. The championship concludes on Sunday, May 10 with a 12 p.m. game and will be followed by a 3 p.m. game if necessary.

For more information on the Northeast-10 Baseball Championship visit the Northeast-10 website at www.northeast10.org for the latest updates and results.

With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.